Ideal 358477 FX

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Eddie Southgate posted this 28 November 2016

Any idea what the FX stands for ?  Eddie

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David Reiss posted this 28 November 2016

I don't think anybody really knows. Some theories are that they mean it was a “factory second” mold, maybe it had cosmetic issues or did not meet their standards for some reason. Another is that it may be a “specific cherry cutter” that was used. Some letters such as “S” for small or “U” for undersized are believed to mark the mold to indicate as stated. I have read many articles about this, but none have definitive answers.  

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RicinYakima posted this 29 November 2016

No clue on “FX". Lyman (and rarely Ideal prior to 1912) used “S” for “size"; the mould was cut with a new cherry and is oversize, “U” is for “undersized", made with a worn-out cherry just before trashed. With a “U” mould you could pan lube or finger lube. The “S” is almost always for a revolver target bullet, except for gallery bullets for the 30-40 Army. They were noted for having groove diameters up to 0.313". HTH, Ric

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